Coupon Trading

Are you getting formula checks you can't use? Have Pampers coupons but prefer Huggies? Bring your unwanted, unused coupons to MOPS and donate them to our coupon trading box. In return, browse through other people's donations to see if there are coupons you can use. You can find the coupon box on the hospitality table. All coupons are welcome: grocery, baby, household, health & beauty, dining, etc. Now start saving some money!

What is MOPS?

MOPS stands for Mothers of Preschoolers. MOPS exists to encourage, equip and develop every mother of preschooler (birth through kindergarten) to realize her potential as a woman, mother, and leader. These women come from different backgrounds and lifestyles; yet have similar needs and a shared desire to be the best mothers they can be! MOPS recognizes that the years from infancy through kindergarten are foundational in a mother-child relationship and are filled with unique needs.

What is MOPS about?

• Celebrating motherhood
• Meeting your needs
• Making connections
• Experiencing God’s love through trusted resources and relationships.

Who is it for?

• Urban, suburban and rural moms
• Stay-at-home and working moms
• Teens, single and married moms

What does it do?

• Offers support for those experiencing the same things
• Provides a chance to meet new friends
• Gives an opportunity to discover and cultivate leadership skills

MOPS is an international organization that began in 1973 with a group of 8 moms who had the desire to meet together for support and encouragement. Since that time, MOPS has grown, expanded, and developed into a ministry that reaches across the country and around the world. There are now nearly 4,000 MOPS groups worldwide! For more information about MOPS and MOPS International, please visit their website at http://www.mops.org/.

What is MOPPETS?

MOPPETS is the childcare program for your children (ages newborn through kindergarten) to attend while you attend MOPS. Your children are precious to us at Hiland Park Baptist Church, and we count it a joy to care for them. They will enjoy a loving, clean, safe environment.

Children will be separated by ages in order to provide the safest environment, as well as one that best meets their needs. Hiland PArk provides childcare workers to oversee each of these classes. The ages may be adjusted, depending on the number of children registered in each class, in order to keep class sizes appropriate and manageable. The classes are:

Lambs, for our littlest ones (birth to ~8 mos)
Turtles, for our crawlers & cruisers (~8 mos to 1 1/2yrs)
Ducks, for our walkers (1 1/2-2 yrs)
Bunnies, for our new 2's (2 years)
Seahorses, for our 2-3 year olds
Dolphins, for our 3-4 year olds (must be potty trained)

Children in the Dolphins class must be completely potty-trained (no pull ups). There are no diaper changing facilities in this room.

Each class will have age appropriate activities. Activities may include: arts & crafts, indoor or outdoor playtime, snacks, Bible stories, music, videos and toys.

We encourage mothers to leave their children in MOPPETS, where they will be well cared for; however, if you feel more comfortable keeping your infant (0-6 mos) with you, you are welcome to do so. We appreciate your cooperation in making our meeting successful and fulfilling to the MOPS purpose.

We look forward to meeting your children and to the opportunity to care for them. We pray that they will be blessed by their time in MOPPETS.

Welcome to MOPS!

We all know that mothering is HARD work. It is both challenging and rewarding, but it can also be very draining. Life is filled with seasons of change, & mothering is no different. At MOPS, you will find a lot of other women who are facing the same challenges that you face. Get ready to make lots of new friends, develop your talents, and expand your horizons. We’ve got a lot of exciting topics planned for discussion that will help each of us become better moms, & better leaders in our churches and communities.

We welcome any suggestions or ideas you might have to make this the best MOPS group possible. Our vision here at Hiland Park MOPS is to provide the encouragement, nurturing & support that you need as a mother to preschoolers. We have a terrific year planned, with out of this world meetings from September through May.

In this busy season of our lives, it’s so easy to feel insignificant, unrecognized & unimportant. As mothers of preschoolers, what we do each day sometimes seems so routine and mundane. We often question who we are as women & mothers, what our purpose is and if we really make a difference. We believe you will discover the answers to these questions and more as you become actively involved in MOPS. We hope that you’ll come to realize that each of us has been uniquely chosen to be the mother of our children, and what we are doing truly does make a difference.